Over the holdidays, we had guests onboard TRINITY: Sabrina and Rolf from Switzerland, dedicated sailors, true connaisseurs and dear friends by now. Like little Santas they brought presents along in their sleigh: a lot of Swiss cheese (which we miss a lot down here) and an awesome DYSON portable vacuum cleaner which will make life on board so much easier.

We had a lot of fun but time was flying much too fast – again. We didn’t know the sailing area before so we went on a discovery tour together. What a surprise: Grenada & the Grenadines make a great sailing area which now counts as one of our favourite spots in the whole Caribbean.

On Boxing Day (Dec 26) we went on an island tour with Ron (and – by surprise – his wife and cute little daughter Nayla). We jumped into the refreshing waters of Annandale Falls, snorkeled the sculptures of the amazing Underwater Sculpture Park at Point Molinere and tasted an illegal liquid aphrodisiac based on Rum and herbs (of course, no crew member was in need of that but you never know ;)).

Grenada truely lives up to its nickname ‘Garden of Eden’. Nature-wise, Dominica is quite similar, but Grenada is more developed and offers a better infrastructure for boaters. There are beautiful hotels, great restaurants and a wonderful marina (Port Louis Marina at St. George’s) where we celebrated the German ‘Heiligabend’ (Dec 24) together with Pam & Keith of SAVARNA from New Zealand. They sail a Hanse whom they brought over from Greifswald/Germany – a harbour town at the Baltic Sea which is located directly opposite our old marina in Lauterbach/Ruegen. We met them as dock neighbours at Las Palmas/Gran Canaria, being fellow ARC participants in 2012.

The day after the island tour, we went on to the Tobago Cays – according to the guidebooks ‘presumably the most beautiful spot in the whole Caribbean’. And YES: turquoise waters, white beaches rimmed by palm trees, huge reefs behind which calm waters make up for quiet anchoring. Around the boat a colourful underwater world with big rays, relaxed turtles and many happy fishs (of course, there’s no fishing allowed in these waters). From there, we headed towards Petit Saint Vincent (PSV), a small boutique hotel resort island. Wow!!! We enjoyed an island tour on turquoise-coloured golf carts as well as Rum Sour and a great dinner at the Beach Club. The perfect island for weddings and honeymooners – just right for us! After you’ve seen that scenery, you really might ask yourself: what’s left to be next?! We’ve definitely sailed one of the most beautiful spots on earth.

New Years Eve was coming up and all we wanted was a proper Beach Party with Caribbean music. We found all that at Tyrell Bay/Carriacou. A perfect location for that special night (see our Happy New Year post). No fireworks but a decent bonfire and a drum band who let all those interested in drumming participate. The rhythms were carrying us through the night. The day after we stayed put at the bay and had a relaxing day on the boat. On Jan 2, we sailed fast on broad reach back to Grenada since Sabrina + Rolf had to catch their flight on the next day. The farewell was hard, we really enjoyed having them as our crew. Thanks again for everything – you’ll be very welcome to join us again!